Last night in the dorms!

Oh yeah, baby. Those home cooked meals are calling out to me, softly, sizzling, singing my name.

I went to Monaco on Sunday which is not (as I had originally thought) a city but its own country. We casually strolled the streets while Ferraris sped past and Rolls Royces were parked on every corner. Sick. I felt like I was in Disneyland times 1000.

Monaco has one of the most intriguing aquariums I have ever encountered in all my 20 years of aquarium expertise. There were turtles of gigantic proportions, fish of the oddest shapes, and colors, colors, colors! The aquarium is in a palace (of course) right on a cliff of the Mediterranean coast. The chandeliers were either made of glass shells or shaped like urchins. There was an exhibit on the upper floors dedicated to French-American marine exploration. Sheesh, my head could not stop spinning with ideas for paintings and stories and costumes!

Tomorrow I take the placement test for language school. It might do me some good to review. I'm so excited to actually focus on something! Classes will, then, begin on Monday...